Can the 700 or 750 scan microfiche? I have a couple hundred 6"x4" b&w microfiche that I would like to scan. The area with any pages recorded on it tends to be much less than the total size, so for the most part I only really need a scanning area of 2.5" x 6".Has anyone scanned microfiche with either of these scanners. I've tried it with other transparency and backlit scanners but their reportd 2400 dpi was not quite enough to zoom in to read what is on the microfiche, close but not quite.I'm hoping either of these newish epson will allow me to make 6400 dpi scans. I won't need to print and I don't mind working with ultra large image files sizes (I regularly work with 600mb-1gig .tiffs in photoshop for other projects.)Does anyone think these are worth me trying? If so, does the 750 have anything that would interest me over the 700?Thanks for your time! Can the 700 or 750 scan microfiche? I have a couple hundred 6"x4" b&w microfiche that I would like to scan. The area with any pages recorded on it tends to be much less than the total... » Read More Can the 700 or 750 scan microfiche? I have a couple hundred 6"x4" b&w microfiche that I would like to scan. The area with any pages recorded on it tends to be much less than the total size, so for the most part I only really need a scanning area of 2.5" x 6".Has anyone scanned microfiche with either of these scanners. I've tried it with other transparency and backlit scanners but their reportd 2400 dpi was not quite enough to zoom in to read what is on the microfiche, close but not quite.I'm hoping either of these newish epson will allow me to make 6400 dpi scans. I won't need to print and I don't mind working with ultra large image files sizes (I regularly work with 600mb-1gig .tiffs in photoshop for other projects.)Does anyone think these are worth me trying? If so, does the 750 have anything that would interest me over the 700?Thanks for your time! « Show Less
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Hi Jman, did you ever get an answer to your question - I have the same requirements and wonder if you found a solution.
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Yes I did. In the end I bought the v700. Its a great machine for microfiche or any transparent film for that manner. Its easy to make scans that are so high res that they are physically bigger than Photoshop can open. At the time I don't think I could find anything better without spending a few thousand more. Its been 3 years since we got it so they probably have a new model, but this one is perfect for our fine-art reproduction needs.If you have more questions shoot us an email to sales at HistoricMapWorks dot comVisit the website in the link if you want to see some scans of maps that were previously on microfiche.Best Yes I did. In the end I bought the v700. Its a great machine for microfiche or any transparent film for that manner. Its easy to make scans that are so high res that they are physically bigger than Photoshop can open. At the time I don't think I could find anything better without spending a few thousand more. Its been 3 years since we got it so they probably have a new model, but this one is perfect for our fine-art reproduction needs.If you have more questions shoot us an email to sales at HistoricMapWorks dot comVisit the website in the link if you want to see some... » Read More Yes I did. In the end I bought the v700. Its a great machine for microfiche or any transparent film for that manner. Its easy to make scans that are so high res that they are physically bigger than Photoshop can open. At the time I don't think I could find anything better without spending a few thousand more. Its been 3 years since we got it so they probably have a new model, but this one is perfect for our fine-art reproduction needs.If you have more questions shoot us an email to sales at HistoricMapWorks dot comVisit the website in the link if you want to see some scans of maps that were previously on microfiche.Best « Show Less
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Sure, no problem. I usually scan at 300 dpi but I think it can even go higher. Saves as a JPEG or whatever you want!
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At an estimated 200 dpi and up (it doesn't actually let you know how high it goes, another limitation as far as I'm concerned), it actually scans at a moderate rate, not too fast and not too slow. Trouble is, I've relied on it for for crisp scans at 200 dpi and up, and it just doesn't do it very well. It wouldn't bother me if the sources were not the greatest resolution to start with, but they are, and the scanner just doesn't do them justice even at the highest resolution.
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I read reviews and virtually all of them are concerned on photo scanning. I want to buy the scanner because I want to scan multi-page documents and books. My main concern is how this scanner copes with shadows in the middle of the thick books. My HP scanner and Epson all-in-one machine leave big shadows when scanning thick documents. ave tried document scanning as well?
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You are right. I use a Micro Nikkor 55 mm f/3.5 lens. It works very well on my D800, and copies 35mm negatives and slides with a high degree of sharpness and excellent value scale (shoot RAW only).The quality is better than you would get using a good flatbed scanner like the Epson 750, and is nearly as good as what a good dedicated film scanner would give you (I use the old but famous Minolta Dimage Multi-Scan Pro with VueScan software).You would get even better results using a newer macro lens like the current 60mm f/2.8 Micro Nikkor or equivalent.I reverse and adjust the values in Photoshop Curves. You are right. I use a Micro Nikkor 55 mm f/3.5 lens. It works very well on my D800, and copies 35mm negatives and slides with a high degree of sharpness and excellent value scale (shoot RAW only).The quality is better than you would get using a good flatbed scanner like the Epson 750, and is nearly as good as what a good dedicated film scanner would give you (I use the old but famous Minolta Dimage Multi-Scan Pro with VueScan software).You would get even better results using a newer macro lens like the current 60mm f/2.8 Micro Nikkor or equivalent.I reverse... » Read More You are right. I use a Micro Nikkor 55 mm f/3.5 lens. It works very well on my D800, and copies 35mm negatives and slides with a high degree of sharpness and excellent value scale (shoot RAW only).The quality is better than you would get using a good flatbed scanner like the Epson 750, and is nearly as good as what a good dedicated film scanner would give you (I use the old but famous Minolta Dimage Multi-Scan Pro with VueScan software).You would get even better results using a newer macro lens like the current 60mm f/2.8 Micro Nikkor or equivalent.I reverse and adjust the values in Photoshop Curves. « Show Less
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Transfer the scanned docs to your computer and use the computers printer. If you have a printer that will let you read the micro disk, that would work also.
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yes. any size with in letter / A4 sizes.but only thing is while scanning you need to pull or draw the scanner nicely and smoothly so that the thick papers like business cards doesnt stuck the rollers.However based on the selection of the size of the paper, determines the scanned page. so you may need to crop later. also while scan you make sure that keep the card on a flat surface so that the rollers are pushed / rolled to activate the scan. whatsoever explained here, its slightly tough job. hands on will give you better understanding
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Honestly, I think once you get past 100dpi the scan density doesn't make a lot of difference, unless you're trying to scan something very intricate or want a really high quality scan of some kind of graphic material. I've had no problems with any Doxie scan.
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I just scanned 28 pages in about 2 minutes (I say about because I didn't use a timer with seconds) - my settings were Black & White, 400 DPI, Searchable OCR, single sided. I regularly scan documents ranging from a couple pages to 60 - 80 pages and almost never have a skip or miss. I mostly scan directly to Adobe Acrobat X Standard rather than the Brother software but I don't think that affects the speed. I like Adobe Acrobat Standard since it is easier to work with the documents afterwards (and it does a better job of auto sensing portrait vs landscape as I often have a mix of documents).
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Yes, that is what we are using it for. We are using it in a project for a customer in Santa Fe. She brought us pages of old photo albums to scan and burn to a DVD. She laid out the pictures in her books to fit inside of the scan area and we are scanning each page as one image. Use a higher DPI when scanning lots of pictures together. We are using 900 DPI as there is a visible difference between 600 and 900 DPI, but not so much between 900 and 1200 DPI. When installing the software that comes with the scanner it is very important that you follow the directions about when to attach it to your computer and power it up. Don't do it too soon or you will have problems. Have fun. Yes, that is what we are using it for. We are using it in a project for a customer in Santa Fe. She brought us pages of old photo albums to scan and burn to a DVD. She laid out the pictures in her books to fit inside of the scan area and we are scanning each page as one image. Use a higher DPI when scanning lots of pictures together. We are using 900 DPI as there is a visible difference between 600 and 900 DPI, but not so much between 900 and 1200 DPI. When installing the software that comes with the scanner it is very important that you follow the directions about when to attach it to your... » Read More Yes, that is what we are using it for. We are using it in a project for a customer in Santa Fe. She brought us pages of old photo albums to scan and burn to a DVD. She laid out the pictures in her books to fit inside of the scan area and we are scanning each page as one image. Use a higher DPI when scanning lots of pictures together. We are using 900 DPI as there is a visible difference between 600 and 900 DPI, but not so much between 900 and 1200 DPI. When installing the software that comes with the scanner it is very important that you follow the directions about when to attach it to your computer and power it up. Don't do it too soon or you will have problems. Have fun. « Show Less
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All images are scanned in "one pass" although Silverfast uses two if I'm not mistaken: one for highs and one for lows. I use the Epson software. If you're referring to the physical dimensions of the media you place on the glass, it's about the same as a standard sheet of copy paper. I just placed a sheet on the platen to make sure. You really can't go by the width and height of the glass. It's the width and travel of the scanning head itself. If your media is larger you'll have to scan in sections and stitch it together in Photoshop. Pretty easy to do.
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You will need to set your scan for the maximum DPI possible and make sure that both the photo being scanned and the scanner glass is as free of dust / lint etc as possible. The only issue I see here is the graininess of the original photo. The larger the grain in the original the less desirable the 36 x 36 print will be.
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I have the Canoscan 8400F. I can tell you how I do it on that scanner. Basically, I trick the scanner into thinking that it's scanning 120 film. I typically put the the 120 adapter into place, and then lay 3 strips of 110 film in the adapter. If the film doesn't want to lie flat, since it can't be held down by the adapter, I place a couple of high quality microscope slides on the film to hold it flat, making sure that the edges of the slides fall at a break between negatives. I set the scanner at its highest resolution, which on the 8400F is 3200 ppi. Then using the selection tool, I select about three negatives at a time to scan. I separate them later using Photoshop Elements by cutting and pasting. I scan them as if they were transparencies rather than negatives. The large amount of white space surrounding the negatives causes the scanner to misinterpret the colors if they are scanned as negatives. The scanner always says that an image consisting of three 110 negatives is about 50 megs, but it never actually is that large when you examine the file after it is saved. Once I have the scanned image, I then open the image in Photoshop Elements, cut and paste the individual negatives as separate files, and then process. First I run autocontrast, then auto color correct, then auto levels, and finally invert the image to a positive. Then I do any touchup and final color and noise adjustment. I've probably processed about a thousand 110 negatives this way and usually get pretty good results. I assume you could do something similar with the 8800F. The biggest problem I get is the presence of Newton rings, but I can usually correct that by rescanning, or post processing if they aren't too serious.
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You can set the DPI between 150 and 600. It can handle photo's but remember this scanner is all about speed. If your looking to do some photo's that is really high quality I would look at a flat bed scanner.
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I've only scanned a handful of docs-seems to work good. Our multi page feeder works great. We have the 8910 at our front desk-small healthcare office & I have our old 8860 back by my desk & that still works good including multi feeder after 5 or 6 years. We like the Brother machines after several bad experiences with HP. Good luck. Jim
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When scanning, it gives the option for five different sizes (Letter, Legal, A4, A3, and 11x17). There are also options for Max Area and Auto Cropping. I have never used the Auto Cropping setting but this may be worth looking up on Epson's website and may end up being what you are looking for.
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The Scan window is only about 6.5 by 8 inches. You can use the Software to stitch multiple overlapping scans. The Flip is more suited for medium size photos. You probably should go for the Doxie Go for the sizes you want.I purchased the Doxie Go Wifi a little after buying the Flip. I like both scanners but the Doxie Go is better for larger scans.